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. >>> barbara bush, the daughter of former president george bush said she would like to see hillary clinton run in 2016 but did not say she would vote for clinton saying it would depend who she would be running against. >>> michelle obama told parade magazine that the country is ready for its first woman president and mrs. obama said a definite no when asked if she would run in the future. >>> former house speak ser newt gingrich is now on instagram. his first post was a photo of him hanging out with some lemurs. very random indeed. i'm a big fan of lemurs. they're very cute. >>ure like a zologist. >> beyonce and animals give me life. >> that's your therapy? . >> exactly. i love it. if i had told you it was going to be august 16th and we weren't going to have a hurricane yet -- >> i would not have believed you. >> i would have lost a lot of money. here we are is, tropical storm aaron is well out in the atlantic. i have zero concerns with this storm ever affecting anyone listening. as far as the gulf, it doesn't look like it's going to develop anytime either, sending moisture and heavy rain
. >>> barbara bush, the daughter of former president george bush said she would like to see hillary clinton run in 2016 but did not say she would vote for clinton saying it would depend who she would be running against. >>> michelle obama told parade magazine that the country is ready for its first woman president and mrs. obama said a definite no when asked if she would run in the future. >>> former house speak ser newt gingrich is now on instagram. his first post...
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there was george bush's eight. i think the other thing we have to really pay attention to here, richard, is the fact that the president has also made monumental strides of appointments of judges. the only two supreme court nominations he's had, he has apied two women. i think it's terribly unfortunate for us to look at isolated incidents rather than the total picture. >> if he not to pick yellin and goes with summers, you're fine with that? >> i don't have a personal opinion about who he picks. i think it's most important that he picks a person that works well with the overall obama administration and does their very best to advance policies that not only impact the overall american public, but also people of color and women. so whoever is best suited for that job, that is who should be put in that role. >> robert, how does the administration navigate a summers decision if they decide to go that ain wway? >> two things. one, miss yellin is very qualified to be the next fed chair. clearly she is the vice chair and u
there was george bush's eight. i think the other thing we have to really pay attention to here, richard, is the fact that the president has also made monumental strides of appointments of judges. the only two supreme court nominations he's had, he has apied two women. i think it's terribly unfortunate for us to look at isolated incidents rather than the total picture. >> if he not to pick yellin and goes with summers, you're fine with that? >> i don't have a personal opinion about...
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bush's war and george bush's wars and barack obama's wars but you know right or wrong george bush there was a certain kind of understanding this kind of purpose you know and it may have been weird and often wrong and destructive but there was this idea of like this is the purpose of american foreign policy or to make a rock believe you we want what we want them to believe we're going to make against them believe what we want them to believe here it's just kind of you're. just kind of stumbling from one place to another you know libya egypt syria with no kind of purpose no idea of what the strategic interest is and so it's kind of seen the same thing here because what is a benefit what's going to benefit america to send a bunch of cruise missiles to syria because of this chemical weapons use you know if you talk about a white wag the dog situation unfortunately we're in a we're in a period of american history where we don't need to wag the dog you know you have miley cyrus twerking the v.n.a. is no one's talking about syria on monday so the idea or whatever other scandals there are but t
bush's war and george bush's wars and barack obama's wars but you know right or wrong george bush there was a certain kind of understanding this kind of purpose you know and it may have been weird and often wrong and destructive but there was this idea of like this is the purpose of american foreign policy or to make a rock believe you we want what we want them to believe we're going to make against them believe what we want them to believe here it's just kind of you're. just kind of stumbling...
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poppy bush, george h.w. bush re-declared the war on drugs and arrest numbers related to pot shot through the roof. all the policy changes went in the same direction. more draconian laws. more enforcement. more people arrested. more people in jail. longer sentences. democrats were not much help. president bill clinton advised by the u.s. sentencing commission there was no reason for these to be these hugely increased penalties for the crack kind of cocaine as compared to the powdered kind of cocaine. but he rejected that recommendation and decided to keep the draconian sentencing in place for crack. now, of course, over all these years and all of these presidents and re-declarations of war, there's been no real effect on american drug use. there has just been a vast expansion of the criminal justice system. criminal justice system at its least effective and most intrusive. and it has never seemed like it would ever get any better. if you are 40 years old, say, then your life has spanned the drug war. all of y
poppy bush, george h.w. bush re-declared the war on drugs and arrest numbers related to pot shot through the roof. all the policy changes went in the same direction. more draconian laws. more enforcement. more people arrested. more people in jail. longer sentences. democrats were not much help. president bill clinton advised by the u.s. sentencing commission there was no reason for these to be these hugely increased penalties for the crack kind of cocaine as compared to the powdered kind of...
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herbert walker bush, chairman of the rnc back then, and nixon talking about dirty tricks. here they are. >> would you rather not know details if i told you something was wrong? i told peterson something that i know. >> no, you tell me. >> this guy is involved. >> how's he involved? >> he's involved because he's in the dirty tricks department. >> the prosecutor tell me what you got. >> well, you can imagine how people that are survivors of this era, george schultz or henry kissinger, he's in these tapes quite a bit, how they're sitting on bated breath. how did it come out? what did i say? the very thought that people were being recorded and not knowing it, it's deeply embarrassing to anybody calling in. in the end, all of these show, everybody leaving ship and nixon having to soldier on with kissinger in foreign affairs in the last years of his life. i thought the brezhnev thing is interesting. he's plotting all the great things they'll do. the listeners know watergate dooms all that. >> there's a great story i have to share about nixon and dealing with drunks. he was out w
herbert walker bush, chairman of the rnc back then, and nixon talking about dirty tricks. here they are. >> would you rather not know details if i told you something was wrong? i told peterson something that i know. >> no, you tell me. >> this guy is involved. >> how's he involved? >> he's involved because he's in the dirty tricks department. >> the prosecutor tell me what you got. >> well, you can imagine how people that are survivors of this era,...
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i remember a dinner during the george w. bush administration in southern california. it was norman lear and his wife, larry david, bob scheer. they were sitting around w eeping in their expensive soup about the fact that we were living in hell. rupert murdoch on the media. george bush was president. norman lear had his pulse on american culture for 30 years. why cannot figure out how to deal -- deliver a message that is important and happening? >> that is important. we can find messages that speak to people where they are. they can also have some satire like stewart or colbert. there is the idea of exposing with satire. it opens people's eyes to the hypocrisy and corruption of our politics. the problem is you want the captivating stories and images and vocabulary, but a lot of the colbert-stewart stuff is so absurd and over the top that people do not want to get engaged. >> that is where a large number of people get their news. >> i think the obama campaign was a pivotal point, bringing people in. now they leave. there is the possibility that people will come back in.
i remember a dinner during the george w. bush administration in southern california. it was norman lear and his wife, larry david, bob scheer. they were sitting around w eeping in their expensive soup about the fact that we were living in hell. rupert murdoch on the media. george bush was president. norman lear had his pulse on american culture for 30 years. why cannot figure out how to deal -- deliver a message that is important and happening? >> that is important. we can find messages...
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as i said, people died in embassies 15 years ago today. 12 years ago george bush got a memo and we all know what happened there. this is not a game. >> this isn't a game. this is people's lives, rev. that's why it's so critically important. at the end of the day, i'm not going to listen to rush limbaugh on national security. let's face it. when it was his turn to serve, he got out of vietnam because he had pimples on his butt. these guys on the far right wing of the republican party have to stop drinking the hater-ade. it's wrong and disgraceful. >> now -- yes, karen? >> i was going to say the other thing is this is dangerous. they're con flating a lot of different things. there's core al qaeda, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. but we also know there are these affiliate groups that claim to be part of al qaeda and some are and some aren't. the point being, we have to monitor all of that. that is our new reality. >> and some of the other groups could be more dangerous trying to establish themselves. last night the president was on jay leno. and he answered some of his criti critics. w
as i said, people died in embassies 15 years ago today. 12 years ago george bush got a memo and we all know what happened there. this is not a game. >> this isn't a game. this is people's lives, rev. that's why it's so critically important. at the end of the day, i'm not going to listen to rush limbaugh on national security. let's face it. when it was his turn to serve, he got out of vietnam because he had pimples on his butt. these guys on the far right wing of the republican party have...
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you going to listen to me, at least you'll listen to george bush. >> right. one of the things i want to think about here is the extent to which this has come back into our conversation around the zimmerman case. but i feel like, for example, when the president stood and talked about his experiences of personal profiling that maybe we started to lose -- the conversation has typically been about structural, institutional, and police profiling. >> right, right. i mean, human rights watch back in 2000 was talking about this. they looked at seven states across the country that actually had these 80% to 90% numbers. decade before that, we had studies in new york, they were looking at it and showing how rikers island and prisons across new york, it was the same seven neighborhoods. so yeah, we need to think about systemic and structural issues because it's not something band-aids on cancer can fix. we need to look at how to look at this and correct the last 30 to 40 years of tough on crime and drug war rhetoric and policy that have completely failed and left us with
you going to listen to me, at least you'll listen to george bush. >> right. one of the things i want to think about here is the extent to which this has come back into our conversation around the zimmerman case. but i feel like, for example, when the president stood and talked about his experiences of personal profiling that maybe we started to lose -- the conversation has typically been about structural, institutional, and police profiling. >> right, right. i mean, human rights...
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george bush and his self and dog portrait of barney, the scottish terrier he loved. and his dad's spring spaniel millie and her mind for foreing policy. >> my dog millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos. >> reporter: of course we'll hear about harry truman having said, "if you want a friend in washington get a dog." in general, white house canines have known their place but bush's barney got annoyed at a reporter once. >> pete once tore a pant leg off the french ambassador that got him banned from the white house. also lbj signing a meat inspection bill and up hops yuki. # comeuppance perhaps for a president who hoisted his beagles like this. so why do we care sunny? well, you're the dog of a president now. and dogs makes presidents humans. >> a note before we go. there is a rare blue moon tonight. you won't see one again until 2015. send us your pictures. thanks for watching. we'll see you right here tomorrow night. good night. >>> on "the list," grandma gets high tech. the new tablet just for seniors. is your closet suffering from multiple perm
george bush and his self and dog portrait of barney, the scottish terrier he loved. and his dad's spring spaniel millie and her mind for foreing policy. >> my dog millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos. >> reporter: of course we'll hear about harry truman having said, "if you want a friend in washington get a dog." in general, white house canines have known their place but bush's barney got annoyed at a reporter once. >> pete once tore a pant...
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george bush was more popular in the arab world than you are right now. the truth? you're indecisive, unclear and if he canless foreign policy has literally run our relationship with that region into the ground. and here's the rub. you've been giving billions of our dollars to countries who not only give us nothing in return but who literally hate our guts. remember these scenes from last year? and that arab spring where you predicted good things were happening in the arab world? the dawn of democracy is coming? but how long are we supposed to wait for that dawn? and how many sleepless nights do we have to go through to get to it? ironically, it was your administration that threw egyptian president hosni mubarak under the bus in spite of the fact that all had been stable and secular during his three decades of his rule. and then you praised the speedy so-called democratic election of president morsi of the muslim brotherhood who then proceeded to suspend the constitution, institute shari'a law and tolerate if not approve of the victimization of christians. and then
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and when you make fun of george bush, when people made fun of george bush, it was about his intelligence or what have you. when you make fun of president obama, and sure we're not saying that you can't criticize -- no one can criticize the president, or that every criticism against the president is racist or racial. but when you do what the rodeo clown did and what they did at that event, there's a whole other historical context that must be paid attention to. and that must be taken into account. >> i'll make it easy for you. if you play with the lips and put a broom up its butt, you got a problem. >> exactly. >> thank you. fellowship. thank you, jonathan capehart. up next, another woman has accused san diego's mayor of unwanted sexual advances. the 16th woman to do so and she joins us next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. this man is about to be the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. nobody likes to miss out. that's why ally treats
and when you make fun of george bush, when people made fun of george bush, it was about his intelligence or what have you. when you make fun of president obama, and sure we're not saying that you can't criticize -- no one can criticize the president, or that every criticism against the president is racist or racial. but when you do what the rodeo clown did and what they did at that event, there's a whole other historical context that must be paid attention to. and that must be taken into...
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today on fox george w. bush spoke for the first time about this. let's watch. >> president has a tough choice to make. if he decides to use our military, he'll have the greatest military ever backing him up. i was not a fan of mr. assad. he's an ally of iran and he's made mischief. >> so george w. bush. so that certainly is those decisions from ten years ago are overshadowing the debate and the american public opinion on this as well. steve clemons thanks so much and chris as well. in speaking out today about the crisis in syria this morning, former president bush gave an update on his health. earlier this month, of course, he underwent surgery to address a blockage in his heart. it was discovered during a routine physical. bush 43 known for active lifestyle is recovering and feeling good but not yet back on that mountain bike. >> i had a stent placed into my l.a.d. artery and i'm feeling pretty good. >> right. >> i wish i was a teenager so i could be out on my mountain bike today. but i'm slowly, slowly recovering. i thought i would be healthy for
today on fox george w. bush spoke for the first time about this. let's watch. >> president has a tough choice to make. if he decides to use our military, he'll have the greatest military ever backing him up. i was not a fan of mr. assad. he's an ally of iran and he's made mischief. >> so george w. bush. so that certainly is those decisions from ten years ago are overshadowing the debate and the american public opinion on this as well. steve clemons thanks so much and chris as well....
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a lot of it has to do with the fact he was not george bush. he got a nobel prize even before they finished redecorating the white house. but the problem was all he could offer the world, given the state of the american economy, given the fact that america was -- extended in two wars in the middle east and in afghanistan, all he could offer was language, was words. they were powerful words, soaring words, but he couldn't follow that up with any real action. and in syria, he's really been exposed. ironically, the words have come back to haunt him. the language of a man that's so well known for speaking powerful ideas in some ways is now being trapped by his own language. he said bashar al assad has to go. assad hasn't gone. he said red lines will be crossed and there will be consequences. now he's put on the spot. he has to deliver the consequences. it's time for him to act i think in the ieyes of the world. >> you mentioned not just syria but the region and the impact that would have. how does -- to bobby's point, the president at this point by
a lot of it has to do with the fact he was not george bush. he got a nobel prize even before they finished redecorating the white house. but the problem was all he could offer the world, given the state of the american economy, given the fact that america was -- extended in two wars in the middle east and in afghanistan, all he could offer was language, was words. they were powerful words, soaring words, but he couldn't follow that up with any real action. and in syria, he's really been...
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. >> neil: but you know, she was a lot more troubled and more vocal about it when george bush was president. maybe things are changing. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> senator ted kruse, this healthcare funding fight is nasty. >> there is a new paradigm. gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. part of the first amendment is about [ inaudible ]. first, [chanting u.s.a.] could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. >> a new paradigm. >> u.s.a. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. part of the first amendment is about respecting the views of others. sir ... >> u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a. >> neil: conservatives a tea party trying to shut down mainstream republicans they say are not interested in defending the healthcare law. katrina was there. what a scene it sounds like. what was going on? >> you kno
. >> neil: but you know, she was a lot more troubled and more vocal about it when george bush was president. maybe things are changing. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> senator ted kruse, this healthcare funding fight is nasty. >> there is a new paradigm. gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. part of the first amendment is about [ inaudible ]. first, [chanting u.s.a.] could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that....
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let's take a look at george bush. you're talking about. here is george bush talking about this from the golf course the other day about this whole thing about whether we go to war or not, take an act of war against assad in syrah. >> the president has a tough choice to make. and if he decides to use our military, the greatest military ever backing him up. i was not a fan of mr. assad. leallele he is an ally of iran and has made mischief. >> that was the common sense george bush i liked years ago. i wish he we had that years ago. we don't like the guy. he has bad friends. >> he is trying not to get in obama's way and not to play a role in this. i was funny was elite level trolling by donald rumsfeld. he said the president hasn't made the case for war, which just set off people on the left, right and center all over the place. when you have donald rumsfeld questioning your intelligence and your case for going to war in the middle east, i mean, i think that's trolling on a level. >> they all belong where they are with the american enterprise
let's take a look at george bush. you're talking about. here is george bush talking about this from the golf course the other day about this whole thing about whether we go to war or not, take an act of war against assad in syrah. >> the president has a tough choice to make. and if he decides to use our military, the greatest military ever backing him up. i was not a fan of mr. assad. leallele he is an ally of iran and has made mischief. >> that was the common sense george bush i...
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george bush ruined america's credibility when it comes 0 intervention and this is part of the problem that president obama has. he can't go out and get a coalition of the willing so easily anymore because of this country's record of lying to the world, of misstepping, of creating refugees. how do we know this is going to be the right thing to do just because on paper it says it's the moral thing to do? i don't buy it. i haven't seen enough. and i hope it doesn't happen. get your cell phones out. for tonight's question, i ask, the audience again, should the united states take military action against syria ria? >> a for yes, b for no to 67622. you can go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you the results later in the show. i have two exberts on this tonight. this is where america comes to talk, "the ed show." former navy admiral who worked in intelligence, former pennsylvania ef congressman joe ses stack with us and john gar mandy. this is the most we have heard everywhere secretary of state kerry, the most from president obama. today is a big news day. congressman, you first. 78%
george bush ruined america's credibility when it comes 0 intervention and this is part of the problem that president obama has. he can't go out and get a coalition of the willing so easily anymore because of this country's record of lying to the world, of misstepping, of creating refugees. how do we know this is going to be the right thing to do just because on paper it says it's the moral thing to do? i don't buy it. i haven't seen enough. and i hope it doesn't happen. get your cell phones...
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george bush would have said the same. >> not on jay leno. >> you act like a hypocrite, you condemn him because it came out of his mouth. having said that, there's an overwhelming amount of chaos inside and outside this country. president obama takes on the role of a calm pilot, weaving the plane through the storm. the problem is his policies. you can argue about being on jay leno. that's not the problem, the problem is he should be doing something about bigger issues like joblessness, which is a fact that he is not at all engaged in the fracking issue which would do a lot to reduce strife in the middle east, lower the four buck, five gallon buck of gas. not ragging on him for playing basketball. what a bunch of baby games. >> i push back a little, too. i don't have a problem with him playing golf on free time, but when you close 22 embassies, pull that many american diplomats off line. >> he hasn't come out in an official presidential press conference to talk about all of the scandals involving his administration, whether it is the irs, only reason he got asked about the irs and only r
george bush would have said the same. >> not on jay leno. >> you act like a hypocrite, you condemn him because it came out of his mouth. having said that, there's an overwhelming amount of chaos inside and outside this country. president obama takes on the role of a calm pilot, weaving the plane through the storm. the problem is his policies. you can argue about being on jay leno. that's not the problem, the problem is he should be doing something about bigger issues like...
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george w. bush is hospitalized after a scare. the former president who appeared to be the picture of health shining a light on a problem faced by hundreds of thousands of americans each year. >>> outrage. as a man who admits to carrying out a massacre represents himself at trial, allowed to question the victims of his rampage. some say it's like being victimized all over again. >>> seconds from impact. puzzling new information about what happened in the cockpit in the final moments before a crash landing. tonight, it's raising a lot of questions. >>> and the fatal attraction that's threatening the way of life on the water. what's drawing so many sharks way too close to a popular summer spot? "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. brian is off tonight. i'm lester holt. >>> former president george w. bush is hospitalized tonight, recovering from a procedure to open up a blocked artery in his heart. doctors discovered the blockage during a routine exam and placed a stent in the artery. it's a pretty common procedure, performed
george w. bush is hospitalized after a scare. the former president who appeared to be the picture of health shining a light on a problem faced by hundreds of thousands of americans each year. >>> outrage. as a man who admits to carrying out a massacre represents himself at trial, allowed to question the victims of his rampage. some say it's like being victimized all over again. >>> seconds from impact. puzzling new information about what happened in the cockpit in the final...
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it means jail for all of the people who lied to take us to war i mean george w. bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld colin powell everyone in the bush administration all of the media c.e.o.'s who propagated all of the lies all of the military commanders who lied and sent us to war knowing that the reasons were fabricated they need to be held responsible not just for the deaths of thousands of u.s. soldiers in the catastrophe created for u.s. soldiers but the complete catastrophe for millions of iraqis over a million who have died become refugees wounded and of course we can't talk about p.t.s.d. for u.s. soldiers without acknowledging that p.t.s.d. for an entire generation of iraqis is a real reality millions and millions of people whose lives have been destroyed and so people want justice for all of these war criminals and people are fighting to win justice and an organization we are forward is working to help get this justice and also help that's opt out thank you so much mike prize iraq war veteran and co-founder of march forward. so guys as you know this week mar
it means jail for all of the people who lied to take us to war i mean george w. bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld colin powell everyone in the bush administration all of the media c.e.o.'s who propagated all of the lies all of the military commanders who lied and sent us to war knowing that the reasons were fabricated they need to be held responsible not just for the deaths of thousands of u.s. soldiers in the catastrophe created for u.s. soldiers but the complete catastrophe for millions of...
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george w. bush or barack obama. 28% of the republicans said former president george w. bush who was in office at the time. but 29%, 1% more, said that president obama was responsible even notice he didn't take office for four more years. and 44% said they aren't sure who to blame. >>> well, dick cheney's daughter, liz, who is running for senate in wyoming, had to pay $220 fine for making a fault statement on an application for a fishing license about how long she lived in the state. she says it was all a misunderstanding. >>> and a new jersey corn maze gets political to draw attention. a farmer created a corn maze showing images of chris christie and barbara quinn, both candidate for governor. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> it's been five decades since martin luther king jr. gave his legendary speech. starting this week, people from all over will gather to celebrate. melissa mollet is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. nice to see you. that's right, this really has been in the works for years. now the count on is on dozen
george w. bush or barack obama. 28% of the republicans said former president george w. bush who was in office at the time. but 29%, 1% more, said that president obama was responsible even notice he didn't take office for four more years. and 44% said they aren't sure who to blame. >>> well, dick cheney's daughter, liz, who is running for senate in wyoming, had to pay $220 fine for making a fault statement on an application for a fishing license about how long she lived in the state....
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joining us on set, former communications director for president george w. bush is nicole wallace. and thomas roberts is here as well,
joining us on set, former communications director for president george w. bush is nicole wallace. and thomas roberts is here as well,
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. >>> the news cycle begins with an update on the health of former president george w. bush. he's back home resting one day after doctors surgically inserted a stint to ease a blocked artery. it was discovered during a routine physical. the president's doctors say he is doing great. >>> and it wasn't all terror and big brother with president obama on "the tonight show" last night. jay leno couldn't let him go without asking the president about his once-bitter rival turned confidant hillary clinton. the two had lunch last week at the white house. >> we had a great time. she had that post-administration glow. you know, when folks leave the white house. like two weeks later, they look great. but it was wonderful conversation. you know, by the end of my first term, you know, we had become genuinely close. i could not have more respect for her. she was a great secretary of state. very, very proud of the way she did it. >> did you notice her measuring the drapes or anything like that? >> keep in mind, she's been there before. >> that's true. >> she doesn't have to measure them. >>
. >>> the news cycle begins with an update on the health of former president george w. bush. he's back home resting one day after doctors surgically inserted a stint to ease a blocked artery. it was discovered during a routine physical. the president's doctors say he is doing great. >>> and it wasn't all terror and big brother with president obama on "the tonight show" last night. jay leno couldn't let him go without asking the president about his once-bitter rival...
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articles of impeachment against george bush and dick cheney when you look at things like nixon being ousted for wiretapping clinton being ousted for an affair how is it that these two men could not be held accountable for initiating an illegal war based on known lies well i think we have to place. the responsibility for that on the shoulders of democratic leadership. because we could have moved forward with impeachment but the democratic. but today that war was based on lies so then should not since the catastrophe of the war resulted in thousands of americans being killed tens of thousands injured maybe a million of innocent iraqis died perhaps damaged in the hundreds of billions of dollars to iraq should there be some kind of bill and so what i've called for is a process of truth and reconciliation like south africa had many years ago where leaders are required to come forward and state their role in the decision making process and if they lie then they're subject to perjury charges we need to clear the air in america we need the truth and it's every since everyone knows it was bas
articles of impeachment against george bush and dick cheney when you look at things like nixon being ousted for wiretapping clinton being ousted for an affair how is it that these two men could not be held accountable for initiating an illegal war based on known lies well i think we have to place. the responsibility for that on the shoulders of democratic leadership. because we could have moved forward with impeachment but the democratic. but today that war was based on lies so then should not...
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in 1989 she joined then president's george w. bush's white house staff as a member of the security council. >> she is an expert on russia and eastern europe. >> reporter: retired san francisco state international relations professor miller says there's no question that rice is the right person for the job of advisor. rice spoke about the racism her family endured. >> my father joined our party because in 1952, the democrats would not register him to vote. the republicans did. >> reporter: one of her play mates was among four little girls killed in 1963 when a white racist bombed the church. rice says her parents thought her to never allow racism to hold her back. those who know rice say if there are scars from her past, they don't know. >> i see no distortions from the kinds of things she endured and suffered as she was growing up. >> reporter: former 49ers executive policy met condoleezza rice when she was at stanford. >> she's a woman that captivates you with her energy, her charm, her willingness to do almost anything and talk
in 1989 she joined then president's george w. bush's white house staff as a member of the security council. >> she is an expert on russia and eastern europe. >> reporter: retired san francisco state international relations professor miller says there's no question that rice is the right person for the job of advisor. rice spoke about the racism her family endured. >> my father joined our party because in 1952, the democrats would not register him to vote. the republicans did....
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. >> when the people in america voted for president obama, they thought finally george bush is leaving, no more bush, no more unilateral wars but what is president obama doing? exactly what president bush did. >> the u.n. inspectors left a hotel in damascus on friday apparently heading for inspection sites. they plan to leave syria on saturday morning shortening their stay. a resident of damascus says people are stocking up on food and moving away from military facilities out of concerns of possible military attacks. >>> a u.s. television network says the united states has proof that top syrian military officials discussed last week's chemical weapons attack after it reportedly took place. cnn says they intercepted telephone conversations form the basis for the u.s. conclusion that the syrian government was behind the attack. cnn quotes u.s. officials as saying the conversations show discussing the chemical attack in detail. they also said officers said it would be wise to refrain from launching more chemical attacks in the future because of the attention it was drawing. u.s. defense s
. >> when the people in america voted for president obama, they thought finally george bush is leaving, no more bush, no more unilateral wars but what is president obama doing? exactly what president bush did. >> the u.n. inspectors left a hotel in damascus on friday apparently heading for inspection sites. they plan to leave syria on saturday morning shortening their stay. a resident of damascus says people are stocking up on food and moving away from military facilities out of...
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unless there is a president who will make a case, fdr in the second world war, george bush sr. in the gulf war to make a case for why americans are going to say no obviously. and obama not said a word about syria. this didn't spring up on us yesterday. the war started three years ago. obama said two years ago he said assad has to go. he did nothing. he never made the case. he never argued. he never gave a speech. and now it was -- with six months ago that we had the first chemical attack, it was a year ago he drew the red line. so he makes all these statements. he does nothing. i'm not talking about on the ground but retorquely, so why would americans support him which is why he should have a debate in congress. >> bret: i have got to go quickly but british parliament is debating this whether to intervene tomorrow morning. >> exactly. it's a shame that the prime minister of england convenes its parliament so he can get support. and the american president ignores his congress and acts unilaterally. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a group of protesters that just
unless there is a president who will make a case, fdr in the second world war, george bush sr. in the gulf war to make a case for why americans are going to say no obviously. and obama not said a word about syria. this didn't spring up on us yesterday. the war started three years ago. obama said two years ago he said assad has to go. he did nothing. he never made the case. he never argued. he never gave a speech. and now it was -- with six months ago that we had the first chemical attack, it...
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>> the former president speaking is appropriate. >> is that george bush being the former president? >> i do know that he wasn't invited. >> he was. >> okay, i have no idea. >> no republicans and no conservatives were invited. >> actually, that's not true. he is wrong. both former president bushes were invited to speak. speaker boehner and majority leader kantor were invited to speak. former governor jeb bush and senator john mccain were also invited. so if they're serious about outreach, oh, i don't know, maybe attending the march on washington would have helped. joining me now are goldie taylor and joe madison. thank you both for being here. >> thank you, reverend. >> you know, bill o'reilly, goldie, is complaining that republicans weren't invited. we know he is wrong. how can a party claiming to reach out to minority voters not show up for a commemoration like this? i'm not talking about the march saturday? i'm talking about the commemoration with three presidents of the united states. >> you know, and they really were two different events. the march on saturday was about bringing
>> the former president speaking is appropriate. >> is that george bush being the former president? >> i do know that he wasn't invited. >> he was. >> okay, i have no idea. >> no republicans and no conservatives were invited. >> actually, that's not true. he is wrong. both former president bushes were invited to speak. speaker boehner and majority leader kantor were invited to speak. former governor jeb bush and senator john mccain were also invited. so...
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former president george w. bush reportedly had an operation to help blood flow around his heart. the latest on his condition, and all the rest ahead, unless break news changes everything. on "studio b." >> at 3:00 in new york city, any moment now an escape artist is set to fall out of a plane while trapped in a coffin in handcuffs, and we'll bring it to you live. his attempt to get out before he crashes to theground. think of that in a coffin, and there he is. handcuffed and in that coffin. my understanding is they will toss it out of a plane and then'll have to get unhandcuffed and out of the coffin before it crashes to the ground. we'll bring it to you live as soon as the crazy stunt gets underway. >> first, today the accused gunman in massacre at fort hood says evidence will clearly show he was the shotter, but hasan said that's not the whole story. almost four years after the shooting spree at the texas army outpost, opening statements in nidal has hassan's court-martial is underway. prosecutors opened their case by saying that nidal hassan was out to kill as men soldiers as
former president george w. bush reportedly had an operation to help blood flow around his heart. the latest on his condition, and all the rest ahead, unless break news changes everything. on "studio b." >> at 3:00 in new york city, any moment now an escape artist is set to fall out of a plane while trapped in a coffin in handcuffs, and we'll bring it to you live. his attempt to get out before he crashes to theground. think of that in a coffin, and there he is. handcuffed and in...
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ation law that was granted to george w. bush just days after nine eleven but at the same time in the same speech. managed to provide a counter argument to his own point let's listen to what he had to say. unless we discipline our thinking our definitions our actions we may be drawn into more wars we don't need to fight. now obviously i think both the current administration and obama in particular had plenty of opportunity to discipline the self-restraint themselves but of course this challenge was missed on both libya and syria as you argued before well actually you know when he said we are fighting a legitimate war it is not a legitimate war it is illegitimate war simply because other people are killed and we talked about of them. is very weak and of going to send it's not as wrong as it used to be when the taleban fighting the american troops there are five foreign invasion there are fighting for and if you pinches but to use the example in order to kill people without any mandate from united nations or from the internati
ation law that was granted to george w. bush just days after nine eleven but at the same time in the same speech. managed to provide a counter argument to his own point let's listen to what he had to say. unless we discipline our thinking our definitions our actions we may be drawn into more wars we don't need to fight. now obviously i think both the current administration and obama in particular had plenty of opportunity to discipline the self-restraint themselves but of course this challenge...